Age Discrimination is Rampant

By Elton Camp Younger folks dont think about such stuff You will if you manage to live long enough I didnt experience it until after I retired And looked for a new place to be hired Jobs for which I was extremely qualified My visage, interviewers suspiciously eyed Just because I wasnt young any more I found that I couldnt get past the door Actually the money I didnt really need But wanted to keep ability up to speed Computers I have taught students to use Yet, tech incompetence some did accuse And at one place, this young gutter snipe Assumed I didnt even know how to type I was ignored or some false reason told Not a one dared say that I was too old But despite prejudice and unspoken jeers, I found a job and worked for several years